Official UK procurement notice
Children and Young People Engagement
Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP) aims to ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people in Oxfordshire. The OSCP is committed to regularly consulting with children and young people on priorities, service developments, and key issues. This includes ensuring inclusive participation across diverse backgrounds and needs, with no group excluded or discriminated against. The OSCP will contract a 12-month Children and Young People Participation Project Officer to support the strategy, leading and developing participation projects with children, young people, and families. The primary purpose of the Children and Young People Participation Project Officer role is to ensure the active involvement of children, young people, and their families in the safeguarding process, thereby improving outcomes and experiences for those involved. This role will provide a platform for children's and young people's voices to be heard within the OSCP. The contract period will be for 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
- Condition of participation
Not applicable
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Understanding and Approach: Weighting is 17%
- Experience and Expertise: Weighting is 40%
- Consultation and Engagement: Weighting is 25%
- Policy and Practice Improvements: Weighting is 18%
- Price: Weighting is 10%
- Condition of participation
Not applicable
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
- Authority reference
I-4631- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064297- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ad09Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E10000025
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published385 days ago10 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST
- Clarification questions by371 days ago24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline364 days ago31 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Latest notice published355 days ago10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
- Contract starts313 days ago22 Dec 2025
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Tender notice published10 Oct 2025, 15:48 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 6 Nov 2025 | CancelledOxfordshire County Council has decided to terminate the procurement because 1 bid was received which is above the published budget. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Council uses South East Business Portal and all Tender documents can be found here , DN793263
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender